General William T. Sherman explained that his aim was to relentlessly pursue the Confederates and make them fear and dread him and the Union Army.
Which wartime strategy is represented by this idea?
(1 point)
Responses
naval blockade
naval blockade
martial law
martial law
total war
total war
defensive war
total war
How did the Union’s capture of Port Hudson and the Confederates’ surrender at Vicksburg divide the Confederacy?
(1 point)
Responses
The Confederacy lost the faith and support of its civilians.
The Confederacy lost the faith and support of its civilians.
The Confederacy lost its collective will to continue fighting.
The Confederacy lost its collective will to continue fighting.
Confederate armies in Northern states could no longer reach the South.
Confederate armies in Northern states could no longer reach the South.
The Confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states.